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phototelephony

phototelephony noun: the transmission of sound by means of light.

Noun

phototelephony (uncountable)

  1. (dated) The transmission of sound by means of light.

phototelephony meaning in Tamil

phototelephony in Tamil

ஒளித் தொலைபேசியியல்

Origin of phototelephony

From photo- + telephony.

Questions about phototelephony

What does phototelephony mean?
Phototelephony means the transmission of sound by means of light.
What is phototelephony in Tamil?
Phototelephony in Tamil is ஒளித் தொலைபேசியியல். See Phototelephony meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is phototelephony?
Phototelephony is a noun.

Words near phototelephony in the dictionary

  1. phototelegraphically
  2. phototelegraphs
  3. phototelegraphy
  4. phototelephone
  5. phototelephones
  6. phototelephony
  7. phototelescope
  8. phototelescopes
  9. phototelescopic
  10. phototest
  11. phototested

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Adapted from Wiktionary: phototelephony (page history and authors); phototelephony (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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